Mohave County miner., 1887-12-17
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

The old soldiers OF Florence will organ
ice a post Of the Il. 4. X.
Thirty-eight condemned Government,
horses and mules were sold at Fort Grant
last week.
A meeting Of the Territorial Live Stock
sanitary Commission was held at Prescott
last week.
Out of forty teachers employed in
Yavapai county, II IL stated that not over
"ns-half have other than temporary Ger.
tifcates.
Yavapai county sent delegation Of
nine criminals, in charge Of Sheriff Nal
venom and three deputies, TO the Yuma
pcnpentiaIy last week,
A8olph Lbenow, the young man who
shot Mrs. Lille Court at Phoenix, has
been granted new trial and admitted to
bail b the sum OF 5000.
p. A. Macneal, of Tombstone, invested
800 in real estate in Los Angeles county
several months ago, cand. last week he
aold out at n profit Of k5S 30.
The Star states that the Government
will pxpend from $3.50, 900 to 5000, 900 In
Constructing new buildings and quarters
for the military at san Carlos. "a T
=. The Prescott & Arizona Central Rail.
way are compelled TO burn wood, as the
A.. & p. are unable for lack Of motive
powerto supply them with coal.
At the Nosales cemetery skeleton vas
exhumed recently measuring eight feet
four and half inches In length. The
teeth measure from three to three and q
half INCHES. -
= The latest phase in the Graham-Te
bury vendetta is the finding of indict.
ments against fourteen participants--
seren on each side. 4 A numbei Of the
parties indicted are still at large.
The Tempe News says that work on a
large Touring mill at that place will b-
commenced on January lst. The build
ing will be OF brick and the most impro,-
cd machinery will he placed in the mill.
In the municipal election held in Tuc-
son on the 18th inst NJ. r. Freeman was
elected Treasurer; G. II. Myers, Recorder: !:
u. 4, Half, John Gardner and 7. r.
Hartweil, Councilman; G. Roche, Mar
shal ;'and I.eFostcr, Assessor, gse. esr,. =
q a controlling interest oil the Walnut
Grove Water Storage Company and the
Piedmont Catlla Company, on the Has
syampa south Of Prescott. has been pur
chased by wealthy New York syndicate,
wfro will artiveiy. prosecute the affairs Of
the company. asg az
The Sentinel says: A Yumaite sent
a watch TO q Los Angeles jeweler for
repairs two months ago. The price Of
the work was TO have been five dollars
when returned the bill was eight dollars.
The additional three dollars must have
been charges for storage.
The Florence Enterprise states that
wild ducks OF all kinds are plentiful along
the river and sportsmen have no difficulty
in bagging dozen or two in half days
hunt. The game is in prime condition
and some Of the big malards and canvas
backs are particularly excellent. a4
The Champion says: We have heard
from what we consider good authority
that work on the Mineral Belt road will
soon be resonaed, and by q company
which has ample capital to push the same
to completion, which We understand
means connection with tho g.. 7. = 2 ?,
F. r., Z. II benson. T. .; a,
Governor Zulick offers . reward oi ssao
for ths arrest and conviction of the mur-
dereror mnrderefs Of VIM. g. Drake, iste
private troop 9, 4th Cavalry, whose dead
body was .foond at snlphur. Springs, in
Cochise county, or the Goth Of September
last. This Is In addition TO the reward Of
800 offered by his troop. ss>,n.. ia =.
The ARIZONA Copper Company, ,.at Clii-
ton. 10 having pressed into bricks 9 large
quantity Of furuace dust, carrying shout
IL per cent. Of copper, which viii be run
through the furnaces as fast a. thsg be-
come sufficiently hard. Two men are
capable Of turning out7 GOO bricks weekly
or between 30 and 80 tons, ,@,,-- nj 8
The Stockman says: Wilcox possesses
the most polite. II not the coolest, man in
the country. The house Of a reverend
neighbor Of ours caught fire the other day.
and the aforesaid neighbor came running
to this Office and expressed himself
thusly: my house il afps, wen's yea
please come and help me put it out?,.'
We went, ,-. 8 ~ -, ,4 -,l-. -. =,
A mortgage has been flied in ttsSRe.
eorder's Office in Pinal county. executed
by w, H. Culver. President. and attested
by Chas, +. Walker, Secretary, of the
Tucson, Globe & Northern Railroad Com
pany, mortgaging to the American Loan
and Trst Company, Of Boston, oil u
properties Of whatever, kind and nature
as security for money to be advanced OF
its bonds for the building and equipment
Of said railroad, mt to exceed $2o. .0aO pei
mile. The road is to be constructed 9
distance of 30 miles. "a. ~ ytag ~ .,
The Board OF Supervisors Of Pins
county has petitioned Congress to lssslizs
the indebtedness Of that county incurred